Category Archives: US Government

Washington D.C. – Pending the President’s signature, over $2.9 million for Japanese American Confinement Sites (JACS) Grants have been approved for Fiscal Year 2015 with the passage of the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill through Congress. The bill, which packages many of the smaller appropriations bills into a single larger bill,…

Washington, D.C. – On December 11th the Senate confirmed via voice vote the nomination of Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. as Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command. The Commander of the United States Pacific Command is in charge of all U.S. military forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force)…

Washington D.C. – On December 4-5, 2014 a delegation from Hawaii delivered petitions with over 6,000 signatures to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis in support of National Park Service designation for the Honouliuli Internment Camp. Located approximately 20 miles northwest of Honolulu,…